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March 17, 1953 B. E. ROSENBERG 2,631,608

CONTAINER Filed March 6, 1951 INVENTOR.

BERNARD E. ROSENBERG Patented Mar. 17, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CONTAINER.

Bernard E. Rosenberg, Fair'Haven, NJ. Application March 6, 1951, :SerialNo. 214,189

.1 Claim, (o1. 13.7-5,.'76l) for governmentalpurposes, without the payment of any royalty-thereon.

The present invention relates to a container and more particularly to an improved container capable of use where two fluids are to be mixed and dispensed.

In certain field operations wherein particular Jpower are used, the requirement oiten arises that a fuel mixture of fixed proportions of gasoline andpilbe used. Heretofo-re, this has been accomplished by measuring a fixed amount of oil in a graduated measuring container and pouring such oil into the container of gasoline. Such practice involved the carrying of measuring containers and the loss of time in preparing the required mixtures.

It' is an object of the invention to furnish a container which is particularly adapted, though not so limited, for dispensing a gasoline and oil mixture such as is commonly employed in connection with certain types of internal combustion engines.

A further object of the invention is to provide a container in which the two fluids contained therein can be mixed without the use of any particular skill, in such a manner that the fluids will be thoroughly mingled.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a container so constructed that the contents thereof will be effectively protected from contamination by dirt, grit, etc.

Still another object is to provide a mixing container that is relatively inexpensive to construct and which will include relatively few parts.

With these and other objects in view, reference is made to the attached drawing, illustrating one embodiment of the invention, and in which,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a can embodying the invention, and partly broken away, showing the tubular mixing compartment;

Fig. 2 is a view of the tubular mixing compartment, partly in cross section, and partly in elevation;

'Fig. 3 is a top view of the spout and its adjacent stops.

Referring to the drawing, there is shown a container II of conventional rectangular shape, preferably of one gallon capacity. The container II is provided with a carrying handle I3 on its top surface l2. Within the container II and secured to the underside of the top cover Title 35,11. S. Code (1952 sec. 26.6)

I2 of the container, is a cylindrical tube I5, having a closed bottom end. "Tube I5 is provided with two pairs of openings or holes I1, on'e pair of holes being disposed adjacent the bottom or lower end of the tube, while the other pair is disposed close to the top or upper part of-the tube. The openings I1 ofeach pair of holes are spaced 180 from each other.

Confined within the cylindrical tube I 5 and rotatable therein is a cylindrical tube I9, having an outside diameter of such size so as-to fit snugly within the tube I5; "Tube '19 isalso provided with two pairs of ilrioles'or-openings 2|, one pair of openings adjacent the top edge of the tube and the other pair adjacent the lower edge of the tube. The openings H of tube I5 and openings 2| of tube I9 are similarly arranged so that the openings 2| of the movable tube I9 can be brought into register with the openings I I of the fixed tube I5. Conversely, when the tubes are in non-registering position, that is, the openings of each tube are not concentric, the two tubes together form a compartment of fixed liquid capacity. The upper portion of inner tube I 9 is provided with an outwardly and downwardly extending threaded flange 23, which threadably engages a threaded neck 25 of the container Secured to and emerging outwardly from the base of the threaded flange Z3 is a substantially channel-shaped pouring spout 21. It will be obvious that movement of the spout will effect rotational movement of the inner cylindrical tube I9. Secured to the surface IZ of container I I are two stops 29, 3|, which serve to indicate the relative position of the movable tube I9 to that of the fixed tube I5 and also to limit the swing of the spout to As shown in Fig. 3, there is applied to the top cover I2 of the container adjacent the stop 29, a designation or marking labeled Oil. This serves to indicate that when the spout 21 is against said stop, the holes I! and 2| of tubular members I5 and H) are not in register and that a compartment of fixed capacity is available for the pouring of oil therein, as shown in dotted outline. Likewise, a designation labeled Gas is applied adjacent the stop 3|, which serves to indicate that when the spout is against said stop, the holes I! and 2| are in register and that liquid can flow through the tubes I5 and I9 into the container II. In lieu of such designations, any other appropriate markings may be applied, such as, for example, closed adjacent stop 29, indicating that the holes are not in register; or open adjacent stop 3|, indicating that holes The container described above is used in the following manner. Starting with an empty container, the spout 21 is turned until it lies flush I claim:

A measuring device comprising a container provided with an opening in its top surface, a mixing compartment partly positioned within said opening and within said container, said mixing compartment comprising an outer tube secured Za-t its proximal end to the underside of said top against the stop 29. This positionof the spout A insures that the openings I1 and 21 of the tubes surface of said container and closed at its distal end and provided with a plurality of opposing openings spaced 180 from each other, an inner tube rotatable within said outer tube and provided. with opposing openings spaced 180 from each" other that are in register with the open- I5 and I9 are not in register. Oil is then poured through the neck 25 until the oil level reaches the lower part of the neck. The snug fit of the inner tube 19 within the outer tube 15, issuch as to prevent any oil from seeping into the coritainer I l. The spout, is then rotated 90 until the spout isstopped from further movement by stop 3|. In this position, the holes I! and 2| 1 are in regi'steiythus allowing the 'oil, heretofore confined, to flow into the container II.

'the spout in this position, gasoline is poured into 'With the container until it is full. In this manner an intimate mixture of fixed amounts of gasoline and oil has been prepared which can then i be easily poured from the container.

While there has been described one particular 'form of the invention, it is obvious that changes in design can be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

ings of said outer tube when said inner tube is rotated to a predetermined position, said inner tube terminating in a flange that threadably engages a neck on said top surface of said container, a pouring spout secured to said threaded flange and means on said top surface of said container ,to limit. the rotational movement of said spout. I v I BERNARD E. ROSENBERG;

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of recordv in the file of this patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name -Date 631,549 T5100; et'al. Aug, 22, 1899 1,521,817 Jerdone, Jr. Jan. 6, 1925 2,161,060

Kelsey June 6; 1939 

